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Turks and Caicos Islands Government 1998 https://greekorthodoxchurch.org/wfb1998/turks_and_caicos_islands/turks_and_caicos_islands_government.html SOURCE: 1998 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK Country name
Data code TK Dependency status dependent territory of the UK Government type NA National capital Grand Turk Administrative divisions none (dependent territory of the UK) Independence none (dependent territory of the UK) National holiday Constitution Day, 30 August (1976) Constitution introduced 30 August 1976, suspended in 1986, restored and revised 5 March 1988 Legal system based on laws of England and Wales with a small number adopted from Jamaica and The Bahamas Suffrage 18 years of age; universal Executive branch
Legislative branch
unicameral Legislative Council (19 seats, of which 13 are popularly
elected; members serve four-year terms)
Judicial branch Supreme Court Political parties and leaders Progressive National Party (PNP), Washington MISICK; People's Democratic Movement (PDM), Derek H. TAYLOR; United Democratic Party (UDP), Wendal SWANN International organization participation Caricom (associate), CDB, Interpol (subbureau) Diplomatic representation in the US none (dependent territory of the UK) Diplomatic representation from the US none (dependent territory of the UK) Flag description
blue with the flag of the UK in the upper hoist-side quadrant and the
colonial shield centered on the outer half of the flag; the shield is yellow
and contains a conch shell, lobster, and cactus
NOTE: The information regarding Turks and Caicos Islands on this page is re-published from the 1998 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Turks and Caicos Islands Government 1998 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Turks and Caicos Islands Government 1998 should be addressed to the CIA. |